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Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi one Introduction: \e Myth of Lorenzo 1 two \e Aesthetic Education of Lorenzo 10 three \e Temptation to Be Magnificent, 1468–1484 44 four Lorenzo and the Florentine Building Boom, 1485–1492 79 five Lorenzo, “Fine Husbandman” and Villa Builder, 1483–1492 112 Notes 153 Index 223 This page intentionally left blank ...

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